                        EXHIBIT 3. GENERAL IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL BY COUNTRY,
                                NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 2004
                                                  
               Details may not equal totals due to rounding.  (-) Represents zero or
                           less than one-half unit of measurement shown.
                                                  

                             Net Quantity in
                             thousands of barrels

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      April           March           2004

Total                           311,914         331,653       1,240,858

OPEC Total                      159,089         174,049         624,648

Algeria                           8,786           8,031          22,827
Indonesia                         2,216           1,106           5,046
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                             22,626          23,572          84,314
Kuwait                            7,286           5,966          23,096

Nigeria                          34,091          36,545         129,511
Qatar                               149             (-)             149
Saudi Arabia                     33,128          42,765         163,059
United Arab Emirates                876             (-)             876
Venezuela                        49,931          56,063         195,769

Non-OPEC                        152,825         157,605         616,210

Angola                           10,277           9,443          36,914
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                              952             (-)           1,686
Cameroon                            950             498           2,340
Canada                           45,337          50,705         195,097
China                               210             200           1,713
Colombia                          5,268           4,236          21,971
Congo (Brazzaville)               1,002             992           1,994

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)             351           1,061
Ecuador                           6,592           3,691          22,094
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                             4,924           4,932          20,848
Malaysia                            (-)             258             687
Mexico                           44,140          47,572         183,076
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                            6,997           6,393          26,486

Oman                                (-)             352             352
Peru                                (-)             (-)             383
Russia                            5,343           1,220           7,744
Trinidad and Tobago               1,726           2,296           8,631
United Kingdom                    9,462          12,479          37,467
All Other                         9,646          11,986          45,668
                                                  
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                             Customs Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      April           March           2004

Total                         9,668,379      10,161,735      37,060,740

OPEC Total                    5,008,551       5,373,311      18,930,373

Algeria                         309,596         282,939         795,861
Indonesia                        72,975          38,155         164,563
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            688,871         716,277       2,495,871
Kuwait                          211,224         168,384         654,969

Nigeria                       1,196,954       1,246,634       4,333,589
Qatar                             4,525             (-)           4,525
Saudi Arabia                  1,032,490       1,333,786       4,966,467
United Arab Emirates             27,597             (-)          27,597
Venezuela                     1,464,318       1,587,137       5,486,930

Non-OPEC                      4,659,828       4,788,425      18,130,367

Angola                          345,482         312,341       1,199,130
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           36,034             (-)          60,045
Cameroon                         35,037          14,127          72,510
Canada                        1,339,160       1,495,617       5,492,413
China                             6,218           5,909          53,540
Colombia                        174,162         148,255         732,494
Congo (Brazzaville)              32,439          33,765          66,204

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          10,912          31,424
Ecuador                         189,245         114,533         649,072
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           160,734         163,102         666,443
Malaysia                            (-)           9,267          22,810
Mexico                        1,246,391       1,347,093       5,029,973
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          233,068         209,652         858,265

Oman                                (-)          10,680          10,680
Peru                                (-)             (-)          11,911
Russia                          181,049          37,036         248,961
Trinidad and Tobago              62,799          83,197         304,362
United Kingdom                  317,884         415,061       1,208,710
All Other                       300,126         377,879       1,411,422
                                                  
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                             C.I.F. Value in
                             thousands of dollars

                                                             Cumulative
Country                      April           March           2004


Total                        10,246,748      10,762,766      39,288,869

OPEC Total                    5,371,793       5,748,734      20,276,399

Algeria                         321,309         299,968         839,070
Indonesia                        79,085          41,040         178,304
Iran                                (-)             (-)             (-)
Iraq                            759,240         782,854       2,726,945
Kuwait                          229,452         182,358         711,416

Nigeria                       1,264,684       1,335,958       4,608,472
Qatar                             5,149             (-)           5,149
Saudi Arabia                  1,142,642       1,434,876       5,361,883
United Arab Emirates             31,275             (-)          31,275
Venezuela                     1,538,957       1,671,680       5,813,884

Non-OPEC                      4,874,955       5,014,033      19,012,470

Angola                          366,778         336,091       1,282,590
Bahamas                             (-)             (-)             (-)
Brunei                           38,595             (-)          64,484
Cameroon                         37,582          14,564          76,089
Canada                        1,374,794       1,532,714       5,647,050
China                             6,903           6,484          58,143
Colombia                        183,011         152,708         767,085
Congo (Brazzaville)              33,745          35,054          68,798

Congo (Kinshasa)                    (-)          12,558          35,223
Ecuador                         204,636         124,472         707,803
Egypt                               (-)             (-)             (-)
Gabon                           171,621         176,394         713,032
Malaysia                            (-)           9,991          24,531
Mexico                        1,293,672       1,406,614       5,247,091
Netherlands Antilles                (-)             (-)             (-)
Norway                          245,677         219,751         906,684

Oman                                (-)          11,622          11,622
Peru                                (-)             (-)          13,191
Russia                          195,753          39,075         268,281
Trinidad and Tobago              65,046          86,729         320,052
United Kingdom                  333,784         441,242       1,275,244
All Other                       323,360         407,970       1,525,478
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-92, BEA-04-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
